Comments on: Banned Book Bullshit, Revisited

By: Banned Books Bullshit, Year 4 « Agnostic, Maybe

Banned Books Bullshit, Year 4 « Agnostic, Maybe — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:36:20 +0000

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By: Dan V.

Dan V. — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:39:50 +0000

I agree with Laura K that Andy highlights the real reasons we should celebrate the intellectual freedom to read. But, he asks, what books actually get banned? As of Banned Books Week, it was Slaughterhouse-Five from Republic, MO schools. Though this decision was ultimately overturned, it remains a stark reminder that actual bans, not just challenges, do still happen. Whatever tweaks Banned Books Week could use, it absolutely still needs to happen.

By: Banned Books Week: A Defense | Word for Nerds

Banned Books Week: A Defense | Word for Nerds — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:46:48 +0000

[...] Another Banned Books Week is coming to a close, and once again, my RSS feed has been filled with arguments for and against this most well-known library tradition. I’ve always been a supporter of Banned Books Week, even organizing events around it for the Simmons College community when I was chair of the Simmons Progressive Librarians Guild chapter. But I’ve never heard a better articulation for why it’s still important than the one Andy Woodworth at Agnostic, Maybe gives in his recent post. [...]

By: laura k

laura k — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:39:04 +0000

I really appreciate this perspective on Banned Books Week, and I think you do a great job of explaining both the detractors’ positions, and the real reason we should continue to bring attention to this issue.